We present JHK photometry and low-resolution HK spectroscopy of
IRAS 18576+0341, a galactic Luminous Blue Variable (LBV) candidate.
The star is heavily reddened with observed magnitudes
J = 13.21, H = 9.88 and K = 8.06. These values and previously published
photometry define a lightcurve with an amplitude of 1.4 mag between
1999 June and 2001 August, quite compatible with what is observed for
well-studied LBVs, i.e. AG Carinae and HR Carinae. The
spectrum of IRAS 18576+0341
is characterised by prominent H, He and Fe emissions,
which are recurrent features in the spectra of well known
LBVs such as He 3-519. These findings together with the recent detection of
an associated circumstellar nebula (Ueta et al. [CITE]) confirm the
LBV nature of IRAS 18576+0341.

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